Want Ad Rates and Pen Business Ad Snippet
Want Ad rates are ten cents per line with a minimum charge. A one week charge of thirty cents applies if cash accompanies the order. otherwise the minimum is ten cents. Blind ads cost fifty cents per week. Also advertised are fountain pens, ballpoint pens, pencils, and marking devices at Elgin Echo Printers and Stationers. Schreiner Studio offers baby and family pictures in West Union with phone number 289-7.
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Elgin Echo
Jand Stationers
Elgin
Schreiner Studio
West Union
D. E. Tinker
Schreiner
Sales Opportunity for Rural Merchants at Donnan firm
Wanted one or two energetic salespeople to market high quality merchandise directly to rural and town homes. Earn up to 250 dollars monthly with potential promotion to district management. Respond with details to A J Begalske at Donnan Towa 48p.
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A. J. Begalske
Donnan
Towa
Elgin Social Roundup From Elgin Local News
A busy Elgin area highlights visits and dinners among local families including Mrs. Carl Borchart and Mrs. Mary Keiser hosting and guests like Mrs. Edward Krueger and Mrs. Lester Wenger. Other items note travels, birthday celebrations, a dramatic school trip, and farming tips plus a 1949 hatch increase of eighteen percent in chick production.
Elgin Iowa Prohibits Fireworks Ordinance 178 Passed 1945
Ordinance 178 bans use and sale of fireworks within Elgin Iowa city limits with penalties up to 100 dollar fine or 30 days imprisonment. It defines fireworks and allows supervised exhibitions with town council permits. Repeals conflicting ordinances, effective after passage and publication on July 11, 1945. Mayor G H Falb. Clerk R E Kohler.
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Elgin
Iowa
No Pay Increase For State Employees
A newspaper item reports discussions about potential pay raises for state workers. It notes Loveland denying a senate bid while Democratic sources consider him a possible candidate. The piece also mentions Governor’s Day events at Clear Lake and the ongoing WWII veterans bonus claims effort with a night crew processing about 2,500 claims daily.
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Iowa
Ed Kallemyn
Budget Estimate And Record Of Filing For Town Meeting
The town council of Elgin Fayette County will hold a budget hearing August 8 1949 at 8 00 p m at the Town Hall to hear for or against the estimated expenditures for the year beginning April 1 1950 A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements will be available at the hearing Notice is issued by the Town Council of Elgin.
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Aets
Elgin
Fayette County
Elgin Iowa Council Approves Fireworks Ban and Fish License
Elgin Iowa Town Council met July 11 1949 at 8 p m with Mayor Falk and councilors present. Ordinance 178 banning fireworks was adopted, second and third readings passed. John W Gilson licensed to sell fish on Elgin streets July 27 1949 to July 27 1950 for 10 dollars. Budget hearing set for August 8 1949. adjournment approved.
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Elgin
Iowa
Falk
Dean
Muehiethaler
O'Neill
Schori
Boyle
P. Kohls
Muehlethaler
John W. Gilson
Town Hall
R .E. Kohler
Local residents host gatherings across towns this week
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Falk entertained guests including Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brainard and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Schultz of Luana at supper Thursday. The Capper family visited Cedar Rapids relatives last Wednesday. I D Hendershott of Oelwein and J J Feddler of Whittier California traveled among others to share time with local families. The Musser family of West Union dined with the Frank Pinney family while Belva Snyder's sons visited Decorah. Tom Desmond and D'Rene of Iowa City spent the weekend with H D Yack. Anna Schupbach and Wm Schupbach and grandchildren returned from Michigan. Rev. and Mrs. Fred Grimm and family visited Quincy and Arnold Genk of Oakville hosted at Albert Schupbach's. Mrs. John Luchainger spent a few days with Walter Germann as he recovers from illness. Roderick Imholte joined his father Walter Imholte of Milwaukee for a fishing trip in northern Michigan. Celia Lehman plans an indefinite visit at the Sam Lehman home after last week with John Probert near Volga.
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Carl Borchart
Musecatine
Mary Keiser
Edward Krueger
Lester Wenger
Reuben Lehman
Janet
Chicago
Sam Lehman
Lyle Lenth
Charles City
Cornelius Reiecson
Maynard Lantz
Minnie Bakeman
Minot
N. D
Ed Bauder
George Boyle
H. B. Gilson
Guy Whitford
West Union
Inez Shaffer
Dale Grimes
Jeffrey
Elkader
Lawrence Gehring, Jr
Mary
Cedar Falls
George Boyles
Oral Lane
Herbert Ash
Creighton
Leo
Robert Falb
H. W. Falb
John Feller
Wm. Feller
Charlotte Feller
Strawberry Point
Elkader Fair Grounds
Elgin
Marjorie Dennler
Plymouth
Mass
Donald Gilson
George Gilson
Dubuque
Wayne Gilson
Otto Krueger
Rochester
Robert Falk
Lee Brainard
Robert Schultz
Luana
Chas. Capper
Charles, Jr
Cedar Rapids
I. D. Hendershott
Oelwein
J. J. Feddler
Whittier
Calif
Fred Kohler
Walter
Tille Hanson
Robert Musser
Frank Pinney
Belva Snyder
Decorah
Morris Woldum
Tom Desmond
D’rene
Iowa City
H. D. Yack
Anna Schupbach
Wm. Schupbach
Marsha
Karen
Michigan
Fred Grimm
Quincy
Til
Arnold Genk
Oakville
John Luchainger
Walter Germann
Germann
Roderick Imholte
Walter, Imholte
Milwaukee
Wis
Celia Lehman
John Probert
Volga
Castalia visit and relatives drop ins noted
Mr and Mrs Raymond Boleyn and Barbara Boleyn visited Chester Perry in Castalia while Minerva Halverson and Herb Bronbeck of Chicago called at Maynard Lantz’s home. Mrs Harry Johnson and Mee jora returned from Sioux Falls. Louis Becker came home from the New Hampshire hospital. Lepree Gilson family of Dubuque vacationed with relatives here and at West Valon.
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Raymond Boleyn
Barbara Boleyn
Chester Perry
Castalia
Minerva Halverson
Herb
Bronbeck
Maynard Lantz
Harry Johnson
Mee ‘Jora
Willis Petratz
Sioux Falls
Louis Becker
New Hampton Hospital
Lepree Gilson
Dubuque
West Valon
Wall Board and Sheetrock Ready for Inspection in Walnut
A local ad notes unloaded Wall Board and Sheetrock in Walnut with finishes in Knotty Pine and Bleached Mahogany. It invites visitors to view the pre finished boards and plus a humorous aside about a woman at a gas station telling a joke about curves and belching tires.
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Gehring Hardware
Bob Klingman
Wadena
3231
Rex Mulford
Slife
B. H. Brackin
Noel Brockway
Harry Everett
John Konichek
HH. B. Gilson
Employers Mutual Casualty Co
R. P. Strauch
G. H. Falb
R. E. Kohler
Riculture
Loveland
Clear Lake Aga
RE. Kohler
Bega
Council Proceedings
Falb-Bailey Motor Co
Clayton County
Waterworks Fund
Charles Holzer
Interstate Power Co
Hall Ughts
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co
Harry Frieden
Arthur Larson
Feller
Sheldon Boyle
John Falb & Sons
Schorl & Kuster Lbr, Co
Cornish Bros
Elgin Furniture Store
Gordon Schupbach
D. O. Dean
Clermont Brick & Sand Co
Treas
State ‘of Iowa
Neptune Meter Co
Fire Fund Dept. of Public Safety
General Detroit Corp
Jacob’ Hoover
Jacob Hoover
Interatate Power Co
O’neill Drug
Schori Bros
Eigin
Wes
John Tillotson
Ilgin
Elgin Cooperative
MAX Medberry
Mgr
Elgin, Iowa
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